NOTE 3: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes

NOTE 3: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 3: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326).  The Update amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. This Update affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash.  The Update was set to be effective for the Company on January 1, 2020.  During March 2020, pursuant to the recently-enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Financial

Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), we elected to delay adoption of the new accounting standard related to accounting for credit losses (“CECL”).  Our second quarter and year-to-date financial statements are prepared under the existing incurred loss methodology standard for accounting for loan losses.

The adoption of the CECL model will require us to recognize a one-time cumulative adjustment to our allowance for loan losses and a liability for potential losses related to the unfunded portion of our loans and commitments in order to fully transition from the incurred loss model to the CECL model. Upon initial adoption, we expect to increase the balance of our allowance for credit losses in a range of $11 million to $14 million and create a liability for potential losses related to the unfunded portion of our loans and commitments in a range of $7 million to $10 million.  The after-tax effect of this is expected to result in a decrease in our retained earnings of $14 million to $18 million.  Further, we have analyzed the impact on our financial statements at and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 as if we had adopted the CECL accounting standard on January 1, 2020. In addition to the impact from the initial adoption above, under CECL we would expect to further increase the balance of our allowance for credit losses in a range of $3 million to $7 million through a corresponding increase in provision for credit losses during the six months ended June 30, 2020.  This is in addition to the $9.9 million of provision expense already recorded under the incurred loss method during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The liability for potential losses related to the unfunded portion of our loans and commitments would be expected to have no material change during the six months ended June 30, 2020. These estimates are subject to change as material assumptions are refined and model validations are completed.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles: Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350). To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test should be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and an impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value.  An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the qualitative impairment test is necessary.  The nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle should be disclosed upon transition. The amendments in this update are required for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The impact of adopting this new guidance during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. At June 30, 2020, the Company evaluated the current circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the valuation of the Company and other bank holding companies and determined that no triggering event had occurred requiring an evaluation of goodwill or other intangible asset impairment.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The amendments in this update remove disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, modify/clarify the specific requirements of certain disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-13 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  The impact of adopting this new guidance during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.